Tesla to Buy Closed GM Plants?
Tesla has expressed an interest in buying the factories that GM has announced will be closing. But don’t expect them to do that without significant government incentives and subsidies.
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Legal Services During a Campaign Can Be Expensive – Especially if the Lawyer Is Your Sister
During the 2018 election cycle Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. (D., Mo.) received $657 thousand in campaign contributions and used 30% of that to pay for various legal services – to a law firm owned by his sister.
Big Pharma Caught in Medicare Drug Scam and Fined $360 Million – Ho-Hum
Crony capitalism, corruption and scandal is so entrenched in the Big Pharma industry that an announcement of a $360 million fine against Actelion, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, in a Medicare scam barely raises an eyebrow.
Trump’s Pick for Attorney General a Big Fan of Big Brother
If you like increased domestic spying – and the increase in government spending and crony opportunities that follow and allowing law enforcement to seize people’s property without a conviction, then William Barr may be your man for Attorney General.
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Canada Frees Huawei’s CFO on Bail
(From Fox Business) A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities sparked a diplomatic dispute. Meng Wanzhou,...
Lawyer Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3-Year Prison Term
(From NBC News) An emotional Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to 3 years after pleading guilty to nine federal charges stemming from his failure to report millions of dollars in income making secret...
Trump Fights Publicly with Top Democrats over Border Wall
(From The Hill) President Trump and Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer met at the White House on Tuesday, ostensibly to resolve a government funding impasse. . . . The leaders pointed fingers at each other, raised their voices...
Hungary to Set Up Courts Overseen Directly by Government
(From Reuters) Hungary passed a law on Wednesday to set up courts overseen directly by the justice minister, a move critics said would allow political interference in judicial matters and further undermine the rule of law. . . . “(The...
Migrant Group Demand Trump Either Let Them in or Pay Them Each $50G to Turn Around
(From Fox News) Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let them in the U.S. or...
Federal Judge Orders Stormy Daniels to Pay Trump Nearly $300K in Legal Fees
(From ABC News) A federal judge in California [S. James Otero, US District Court for the Central District of California] ordered adult film actress Stormy Daniels to pay President Donald Trump just under $300,000 in legal fees on Tuesday after...
Brexit in Chaos as Tory MPs Trigger Vote of No Confidence in Theresa May
(From The Guardian) Conservative MPs have triggered a vote of no confidence in Theresa May, plunging the Brexit process into chaos as Tory colleagues indicated they no longer had faith in the prime minister to deliver the deal. Sir Graham...
Suspected Gunman Named in French Christmas Market Shooting
(From AP News) Hundreds of police and soldiers hunted Wednesday for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire near one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets [on Tuesday], killing three and wounding at least 13 in the eastern city of Strasbourg...
Opinion
Opinion from TheSorrentino.com: Google employees consipired against Breitbart?
They sought to keep Breitbart off of the Adsense network which is an ad program that is vital to the monetization of websites. If one wants to make money online, Adsense is by far the most important game in town....
Opinion from TheSorrentino.com Rep. Schiff floats “jail” for president for affair hush money? What? Thought this was about Russia?
The Dems are trying to capitalize on the House win and to keep the momentum going. Politicians are also looking to grandstand and become stars. That’s what we see here. Supposedly Trump would face jail time (according to Schiff)...
Elizabeth Warren forges a 2020 machine
(From Politico) When and if she does, she’ll be rolling out arguably the most advanced and sweeping infrastructure in the Democratic field, a plug-and-play campaign that could give her a massive head start on nearly every contender in the...
First wave of 2020 panic: Is Biden vs. Bernie really the best Democrats can do?
(From Salon) But right now we’ve got Joe and Bernie, who both look extremely likely to run and could easily end up as the principal antagonists. What in hell did we do to deserve this?
